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#FCBCA1 Color

#FCBCA1 is rgb(252, 188, 161) in RGB, hsl(18, 94%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 36%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Melon (#FEBAAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCBCA1
HEX#FCBCA1
RGBrgb(252, 188, 161)
HSLhsl(18, 94%, 81%)
HSVhsv(18, 36%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 36%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.083 43.9)
LABlab(81.77% 21.26 23.19)
LCHlch(81.77% 31.46 47.49)

What #FCBCA1 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FCBCA1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FCBCA1 Channel Values

How #FCBCA1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 252 · G 188 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 94% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 36% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 36% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCBCA1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCBCA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCBCA1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #FCBCA1

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCBCA1.

How #FCBCA1 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FCBCA1
Protanopia#C9C9A1
Protanomaly#DFC4A1
Deuteranopia#D4D49E
Deuteranomaly#E5CB9F
Tritanopia#FEB9B9
Tritanomaly#FDBAB0
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCBCA1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fcbca1: #FCBCA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCBCA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcbca1': '#FCBCA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.737, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_fcbca1">#FCBCA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCBCA1"

More Orange Colors

#FCBCA1 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCBCA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCBCA1?

#FCBCA1 is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 188, 161) in RGB and hsl(18, 94%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Melon (#FEBAAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #FCBCA1?

#FCBCA1 is rgb(252, 188, 161) — red 252, green 188, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCBCA1?

#FCBCA1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 36%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCBCA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCBCA1 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCBCA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCBCA1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 14.02, which is visibly different.

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